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"The Subway" - The Maya journey continues.

Here is my latest work in progress that I would like you all to help me out with. I've got a few things left to do: Texture the pipes, add an ATM, add an emergency phone to one of the pillars and add a couple of extra signs.

What else do you see that you like or dislike? Please be brutal. I need to learn people!

Now I'm not wanting to get into movies like some of you crazy folks, I'm looking to get in to games. Just thought I'd throw that in for those of you who want to compare this to some ILM masterpiece.

Thanks for anything you can offer.

"I used to jog, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass." - David Lee Roth

Nice start. Overall it's a pretty good subway. A couple of things: the floor could be a lot dingier... go to a subway and check it out. You'll find that there's a lot of marks, dirt and other things you could add.
The graffiti is bugging me. It looks to organized. There either should be more of it or none. Do you know anyone that actually does graffiti... get them to do a couple for you.
The one poster on our right is too noticeble. Maybe just give it less contrast. I like the map poster in bg... good idea.

"Now I'm not wanting to get into movies like some of you crazy folks, I'm looking to get in to games. Just thought I'd throw that in for those of you who want to compare this to some ILM masterpiece." I'm not trying to be harsh but I think you should change your attitude. Some of the quality of games are starting to look like ILM(or better). Don't set your goals low... set them as high as you can, even if that's higher than ILM standards.

I'd like to add that the tiles on the wall are a bit thick and unified. They need some break up in there. Not sure if you just tiled one square a ton of times. The only problems I have with the piece over all is again the cracks. The cement section is too similar also. You should add some chips and chunks that are missing. Some small cracks moving along some areas. Also the floor where the pillars connect to the ground. How does the cement get built around them? It looks odd to me just having them place over. Grab a reference of that and see what its like.

Over all it’s a great piece. Just need that extra debris, to add some life.

I like the atmosphere but i agree with the others that it could use some 'noise' -- if its for a game that may have to come out of textures i guess. Maybe one of the lights needs to flicker or something... ?

Thank you all so much for the input. As you'll see by this update, I have already started putting some of the suggestions in place, such as new graffiti, a toned down poster, more dirt on the floor, and the like.

I'll be adding papers and cups and such as well. I'm also working on the spot where the pillars meet the floor. I think I'll be able to solve that with just a bump map. We'll see.

Oh, and I added an emergency phone (which is supposed to have a glowing button... I'll get that working... power must be out) and I changed the overall lighting just a tiny bit.

MORE MORE MORE! Give me feedback... I live for it!

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"I used to jog, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass." - David Lee Roth

Done... for now.

Alright, so I left the graffiti in... sorry sketch! Sorry for the large file size...

I think that I'm finished for now, though I am going to go back and refine the textures and fix that glowing red sign (it just doesn't look right). I'll do that at a later date. Right now I just need a couple of days to relax.

Anything you guys think I should add at that time, let me know.

Thanks for all of the comments.

"I used to jog, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass." - David Lee Roth

As for the trashcan, I was told by quite a few people that, after 911, most of, if not all of, the trashcans were removed from the subways. I gathered probably 50 reference photos for this piece, and none of them have a trashcan in them. So for once, I did make an educated decision.

Thanks a heap!

"I used to jog, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass." - David Lee Roth

It still looks to clean, so you might want to continue to work on that. The tiles on the wall though look to uniform you might want to try to break that up some by adding some cracks and removing tiles, also discolor the walls, I doubt they are that clean in real life. But other than that it seems to be coming along nicely.